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4 days ago · Paramount Global, American company that is one the largest and foremost media and entertainment conglomerates in the United States. It was formed in 2019 through the merger of Viacom and CBS and is a subsidiary of National Amusements, Inc. Originally known as ViacomCBS, the company was renamed.
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2 days ago · After Paramount Pictures was purchased by Viacom in 1994, Showtime (which was also owned by Viacom at the time) signed a seven-year distribution deal with that studio which took effect in January 1998, following the expiration of Paramount Pictures' contract with HBO.
Sep 22, 2024 · Paramount Global, formerly known as ViacomCBS Inc., is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It is controlled by National Amusements and is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company was formed on December 4, 2019, through the merger of CBS Corporation and Viacom.
4 days ago · 2005 – 2019 In 2000, the holding merged with its “parent” CBS Corporation, and in 2005, their paths diverged again. Viacom continued to grow and acquire other channels and companies until it merged again with CBS in 2019, forming ViacomCBS.
- Viacom (1952-2005); Viacom (2005-2019)
- New York City, U.S.
- Ralph Baruch (1952); Sumner Redstone (2005)
Sep 23, 2024 · On August 13, 2019, it was announced that Viacom and CBS would reunite and merge to form ViacomCBS; the merger was completed on December 4 of that year. On February 16, 2022, ViacomCBS was renamed Paramount Global (or simply Paramount), taking its name from the Paramount Pictures studio.
6 days ago · Viacom, Inc., a New York City-based media company, owned Paramount Pictures and popular television channels such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Viacom was controlled by Sumner Redstone and run by his hand-picked second in command.
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2 days ago · In 2005, Viacom split itself into two separate companies and re-established CBS Corporation through the spin-off of its broadcast television, radio and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets, with the CBS network at its core.
